The Roman History Reading Group

Reading List for 2011

January 5	All Roads Lead to Murder: A Case from the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger (author chat) by Albert Bell  Irene's review / N.S. Gill's review
January 19 & February 2	The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor  BMCR review / N.S. Gill's review Also as Kindle edition Author Chat on February 2.
February 16	Conspirata: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Robert Harris Also as Kindle and iBook editions
March 2	Horace, Selections: The Odes Online Kline translation at Gutenberg
March 16, April 6 & 20	How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower by Adrian Goldsworthy Also as Kindle edition
May 4	Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert Also as Kindle and iBook editions at Gutenberg
May 18 & June 1	Strabo, Geography (details to come). Strabo of Amasia. at Perseus
June 15	The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff
July 6 & 13 (note revised date)	Tiberius Caesar by G.P. Baker Annals by Tacitus and Cassius Dio as background
August Recess
September 7 & 21	Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic by Robert O'Connell Also as Kindle edition
October 5	How to Mellify A Corpse: And Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition (author chat) by Vicki León  Irene's review / N.S. Gill's review
October 19	Pharaoh (Kleopatra, Volume II) by Karen Essex  Irene's review / N.S. Gill's review Also as Kindle and iBook editions
November 2	Cleopatra's Heir by Gillian Bradshaw  Irene's review Also as Kindle edition
November 16	The Pericles Commission (author chat) by Gary Corby  Irene's review / N.S. Gill's review Also as Kindle edition
December 7	Time to Depart by Lindsey Davis
December 14	Arms of Nemesis by Steven Saylor Also as Kindle and iBook editions

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